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VOLUME 45—NO. 100 * * * SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 16. 1927 * * * Trial Gf Faison Is In Progress kove Letters Introduc ed In Court; Witness Testifies That She Overheard Words in Apartment Taking of testimony in.the case Df John Wesley Faison, former secretary-manager of the Hermi tage Country club on trial in Rich • mond for the alleged murder of his affinity, Mrs. Elsie Holt Snipes, formerly of Princeton, began Wed nesday. RICHMOND, Va.t Dee. 14.—Miss Bessie Wright, occupying an apart ment just above that of Mrs. Snipes, testified late Wiedhesday ifternoon, that after being awak ened by a pistol shot in the lat er’s apartment she heard someone ittering a prayer thus: “I’ve kill 'd Elsie. I’ve killed poor Elsie, jord, have mercy on my soul. Vhat am I going to do?” L. O. Wendenburg, of defense ounsel, declared that he would how that Faison, when Miss i&ight heard him, was talking* to M wife telling her that Elsie had ;illed herself. He also promised o prove that Mrs. Snipes not only lad told Mrs. Faison over the phone just before the shooting hat she was going to kill herself, ut had been heard to remark in , downtown restaurant, “It looks ike Mrs. Faison is going to get ler husband back, if she does, I m going to kill myself.” This testimony, he said, will be ;!ven by II. C. Robinson, photog apher for the State Commission in Conservation and Development, vho is now en route to Richmond ;rom the bedside of an ill mother ^JBaton Rouge, La. Vjjison, who carried Mrs. Snipes iW hospital, has maintained she not herself. The Commonwealth’s attorney aid that the witness will testify hat Faison was heard to leave the apartment and later return. He said that St^te evidence will bo, presented to show that Faison kill-; td the woman, a young divorcee, j through jealousy and that evidence of threats establishing jealousy as1 the motive will be presented in letters. I mon-wealth was brief, outlining generally the history of Faison’* alleged association with the wom an with whose murder he is charg ed. That the couple lived together as man and wife will be shown by the prosecution, it was stated. L. 0. Wlendenburg, chief coun sel for the defense, stated that the defense would “lay its cards right on the table at the start.” He declared the defense- would be suicide and started his address by delving back into the life of Mrs. Snipes, who, he said had lived Montgomery, Ala., Richmond and other cities. He spoke of the life of Faison, which, he said, wa3 exemplary until he met Mrs. Vdpes. /Selection of the jury was- com pleted at noon today, and the ac tual trial began immediately thereafter. j RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 14.—J. J. ateh, attorney of Goldsboro, as 'n V10 prosecution of John , .V Faison on the charge of paying his affinity, Mrs. Elsie i,"It Snipes, b^i shooting her n!"Ugh the head, read before the "tv afternoon a batch of love (,urn to page eight, please Tantali izer terVt,8!? t','!actlV enough let n. n t*10 hno below to si-t'll ft„iJ aai® “f “ P°rson ‘n Smith ciuh’ anA lf the right one dc sent n .hls name »nd w*l| Prc We u.into t Herald office, rnninli! |lr(,st'nt him with n Vic or?Tlt;‘ry tieket to the be e^i Theatre. Tickets must lowing for before the fol -°Wing lsslw_ Peterson recognized liis name last issue. Toflay, Tanlafizer: tvansseezer In Ban’s Shoes i . S. Barnard, Cleveland, newly Heeled President of the American Baseball League, to succeed Ban Johnson, once great power in dia mond affairs. Barnard has been active in the American League for Pou Parrish Post Elects Officers —«— I). Carlton Stephenson Again Chosen As Commander and Lehman Barnes Is Elected Vice-Commander The Pou-Parrish Post of the American Legion held the Decem ber meeting in the court room in Smith-field at 8 o’clock Wednesday evening*. No meeting of the year has been of more importance than this one. The play, “Cupid Up-to-Date,” which is being sponsored by the Legionnaires, had all the finishing touches put to its plans. The play bids fair to be one of the choicest bits of entertainment that has visited Smithfield during the season. It will be produced solely by local talent and is being direct ed by Miss Nelta Murry, of the Wayne P. Sea we 11 Cmpany of At lanta, Ga. The play will be given tonight in the auditorium of %the graded school building. The election of officers for 11)28 was held with the following re sults: D. Carlton Stephenson was elected commander by acclama tion, and Lehman Barnes was elected as vice-commander in the same way. Sam Hog*wood was elected adjutant. Charles H. Grady made a force ful speech in recounting the achievements of the year nov; dosing in which he said that the Pou-Parrish Post was about the livest ami most active post in the state and that not only'in the state does it enjoy this distinction but outside the state, Smithfield and Johnston county are receiving en viable publicity by the good work of this post. Commander Stephenson in ex pressing his appreciation of the confidence of the post, stated that it was his desire to see the post continue to grow. He wants the post to begin to be felt as a living organization as well as one that has the interest of the former service men and their dependents at heart. ARRESTS MAIC AT STILL Deputy R. D. Mahler, of Benton ville township, assisted by Chief Strickland, of Four Oaks, ^captur ed an 80-gallon whiskey still in Ingrams township Wednesday aft ernoon and arrested a white man, Bud Lee. Three men were at the still when the officers arrived but two made their escape. The still was running at full blast. Seven' barrels of beer and fourteen gal lons of whiskey were found and destroyed. Lee was brought here and placed in jail to await trial in Recorder’s court. Returns From Baltimore. J. P. Royall has return d to his home near Four Oaks after spend ing1 last week in Baltimore. He accompanied his son, William Gol den, to Johns Hopkins hospital for treatment. They returned home on Saturday. Ministrel At Princeton A “Carolina Ministrel” will be given in the Princeton auditorium on Tuesday night, December 20 I Snappy songs, lively jokes anii peppy music will be presented by twenty wide awake black facec i comedians. The public is invitee Criminal Term Superior Court —♦— Judge Grady Asks Grand Jury To Investigate Jus tice of the Peace; Numbers of Cases Disposed of. superior court tor the trial ot criminal cases convened here Tues day morning with Judge Henry A. Grady presiding. Little Ava May Hudson of Meadow township drew from a hat the names, of the grand jury who filed into the box, and after C. L. Sanders was^chosen as foreman, took the oath. Others besides Mr. Sanders, serving* as grand jurors were: J. K. Battles, John L. Johnson, Berry Starling, W. E. Barbour, Hugh A. Page, W. C. Fitzgerald, Wjalter Tippett, C F. Godwin, D. G. Gower, E. T. Godwin, A. L. Coats, J. K. San-1 ders, J. W. Flowers, J. D. Powell, Nelson Lee, Burrell Whitley, and J. C. Lancaster. After the first day, C. F. Godwin was excused.1 J. M. Adams of Four Oaks, route 3, was appointed officer in charge of the grand jury. After the jury had been s<worn in, Judge Grady delivered his charge, his opening statement be ing* that the success of the court largerly depends upon the work of j this body. The jo/tge relieved the | jury of investigating the county | offices and the public institutions of the county during this court. It has not been long since such a report was made and will not be long until another term of court will give opportunity again. He proceeded to tell them in detail how to conduct their investigations of cases which come before them. And after all bills of indictment are disposed of, Judge Grady would have these jurymen to take up the matter of the jurisdiction of justices of the peace. “The office of justice of the peace,” said Judge Grady, “is as old as the hills, and is an honorable office,” but he re grets that a fewr men have slipped into office who cause it to be held up to scorn and ridicule. He ex plained the jurisdiction of a jus tice and called upon the grand jury to make sure that no magis trate in Johnston county is guilty of over-stepping his authority. With this solemn charge ring ing in their ears, the grand jury filed out of the court room to be gin their work of passing* upon forty or more cases scheduled to come before them. The petty jury was then empan- ' eled and the following cases were disposed of Tuesday and Wednes day: state vs. a. t. rrankley and J. | F. Lancaster, charged with house-' breaking. B. F. Frankley was I found not guilty, but Lancaster1 was found to be guilty. * State vs. Lewis Holden, charg ed with violating the' prohibition law. This was an appeal from the I Recorder’s court where he was j given four months on the roads. He plead guilty in Superior court1 and the sentence given in Re corder’s court stands. Judgment! suspended upon payment of $25: fine and cost. Capias to issue any 1 time during two years at request! of solicitor. State vs. Preston Thompson. Nol pros with leave to be redock eted after final termination of a certain civil action entitled T. N. Green vs. Preston Thompson. State vs. T. C. Johnson, charg ed with transporting. Judgment ni si sci fa and capias returnable to March 1928 term. State vs. David Lee. Judgment absolute on bond returnable March 1928. State vs. A. D. Radford charged with abandonment. Radford ap peared in court and showed that he is supporting his family. Nol pros with leave. He is not to re appear in court unless notified. State vs. C. R. Adams, charged with passing worthless checks. Enters plea. Judgment: pay checks and one half cost to save county from paying any part of the cost. State vs. John B. Barbour, charge ed with violation of the prohibition law. Reaffirmation of the judgment of the Recorder’s court from which appeal had been taken. State vs. Arthur Graves charged with driving while intoxicated. Ap peal from Recorder’s court. The defendant submits in Superior ^^(Tun^^pag^ightjjiejse^^ Sustains Fatal Injury In Fall —«■— Jack (aithrie Falls From A Tree While Hunting; Diet in Local Hospital Jack Guthrie, a young man whe was living with Jim Rose near Smithfield, fell from a tree late last Saturday afternoon and sus tained injuries which caused his death Sunday. The young man in company with Dempsey Daughtry, Ira Thomp son and a son of Mr. Rose, had gone hunting and had reason to think that a squirrel was hiding in the tree which he climbed. He lost his hold in some way and fell to the ground on some rotos that were quite prominent above the ground. He fell on his face and was knocked senseless. He was placed in a truck and rushed to the Johnston County Hospital at Smithfield, but he never regained consciousness before his death. harm Aid lo Be A Fighting Issue Supporters of Me Nary-Hau sen Bill and Opposing For ces Prepare For Struggle When Relief Legislation Comes Cp -♦ B> ROBERT FULLER Farm relief is expected to be :he fighting issue of this session f Congress. Supporters of the McNary-Haug bill have expressed dissatisfac tion over the recommendations nade by President Coolidge in his nessage to Congress, and have served notice that the attitude of the farm group wishing to go ihead'with the vetoed measure has lot changed. Chief among the recommenda tions on the farm relief problem n the presidential message is the :reation of a Federal Farm Board, to administer a revolving* fund to lelp cooperative organizations. Commenting on the message Senator McNary, chairman of the' Agricultural committee says it throws no new light on the situa tion and offers no sympathy for the supporters of the vetoed farm Jill. He also points out that Presi dent Coolidge’s attitude toward farm relief has not changed. Senator McNary says President 3oolidge, “advocates the principles of cooperation and thinks this would be a cure for the ills of the farmer. He is against the deben ture plan, such as was proposed by the National Grange, or ag*ainst any plan suggesting price-fixing. “The only course left now seems to be to conform the vetoed bill witn tne rresiaent s recommenaa tion as far as possible and make the equalization fee Article 10 of the covenant. The message has not changed conditions and has not modified the attitude of the farm group who wish to go ahead with the vetoed measure. And there seems to be a good chance of pass ing* it over the veto.” Representative Haugen, of Iowa, co-author of the McNary-Haugen bill, takes much of the same atti tude, as do other leaders of the farm group, who are planning to go on writh the fight. But leaders of the farm group will not have smooth sailing by any means, for President Cool idge’s stand on the farm question was warmly praised by the lead ers of the group that has opposed the McNary-Haug*en bill and sim ilar proposals. So the farm relief question which from almost every point o1 attack, is a problem of business as much as of agriculture, appears to be coming back to Congress with a louder bellow, more furj and more force than ever. | On one side stand those whc jfeel that the farmer must con tinue, in the main, to work out his | own salvation with son^ helj from the outside, the exact anioun' of such help to be determined dur jing the fight which now looms. On the other hand stands tin ■ farm group, grimmer and sore; Father Murdered Girl Here Tuesday -* Gives Bloodhounds T h a Trailed Negro a $4:0 Beefsteak; Has Move From Scene of Tragedy E. R. L. Tedder, father of Beu lah Tedder who was so brutall murdered near her home in Wayn county last week, was in Smith field Tuesday, and one of his mai iobjects in being in the city wa fto have another look at the blood hounds that trailed the perpetra tor of that horrible crime. Mi Tedder feels peculiarly indebted t these dogs, and while here he pur chased four dollars worth of beef steak and gave them out of pur< appreciation of what they had don< for Jiim in helping to bring to jus tice Larry Newsome, the negrc who cut the throat of his daugh ter. j-^'uuer is an uroKen up over the awful tragedy that has befall €n his home, and he states that the mother of the girl has not eaten an egg-shell full of food since the sad occurrence. The girl, who would have been fifteen years old the 24th of next March, w'as the oldest of eight children. Mr. Tedder says they have lost a child through sickness but the sorrow was nothing to compare with the terrible shock he and his wife have just gone through with. “Beulah was a good girl,” he said, “always mindful and industrious.” Mr. Tedder, who lived in Wayne county, was only three miles from the Johnston county line, his post office being* Kenly, R.F.D. Since th^ tragic happening last week, he has moved his family back to Wil son cawrty to his father’s place near Lucama. He moved because Mrs. Tedder could not bear to live near the scene of the tragedy T. C. Epps, of Lucama, route 2, was in Smithfield with Mr. Ted der Tuesday to see the dogs which had been instrumental in the ap prehension of Newsome. The dogs belong to W. H. Stevens of this city. “FLAPPER GRANDMOTHER” TO BE AT PINE LEVEL The “Flaper Grandmother” will be given Tuesday night, Decem ber 20, at the Pine Level high school auditorium at 8 o’clock. Miss Susie Hubbard, 7>f Gaffrey, S. C., with Wayne P. Sewell Ly ceum Company of Atlanta, Ga., is coaching the play. Rehearsals be gan upon her arrival Monday. The cast and choruses consist of 55 of Pine Level’s most talented people. The play is wholesome, full of fun, a laugh from start to fin ish. One of the best musical com edies of the season. Admission 35 and 50 cents. -♦ PENSION CHECKS ARE NOW READY Pension checks for Confed erate veterans and for widows of Confederate veterans which total $10,000, are now being handed out by the clerk of'the court. These checks are not permitted to be mailed out now as formerly, and in every in stance where the payee can call for the check in person this course is desired. The old soldiers this year will receive a greater amount than ever before their checks for the first half of 1928 being $182.50. The widows of veterans will receive $50. The clerk urgbs j that these checks be called for at once. Baptist Church. Sunday school 9:30. The elevei ! o’clock hour will be given to in ! stalling the officers and teacher .and leaders in all departments o jthe church, with a brief charge t Sunday school officers and teacher I by Superintendent F. H. Brooks 'and an appropriate message by th pastor. Every officer and teache and leader in every department o the church is urged to be presenl At night, beginning at 7:00 o’clocl the pageant, “The Light of th World,” will be given, about 8 persons taking part. A cordial in Ivitation to the public. . than ever. I Thus, every indication points t the farm relief question being on of tine chief fighting issues u 1 before the Seventieth Congrea* Seventieth Congress Operas ~1 A general view sh<.wi.iK Speaker Ni.-lmla* maLii,- the opening addiess as the Seventieth Longtest took up its work Tins ScmurChambor '" ° PhoM*">,M arc »« aUu^ "> Princeton Bank Affair Is Settled Local Banking Institution As Receiver Pays Fifty Cents on the Dollar; Makes Set tlement in Two Year Eight Months -+ The final report of the Farmers Bank and Trust company of this city, receiver of the defunct Mer chants and Farmers Bank ot Princeton, has been exhibited to His Honor, E. H. Cranmer, judge of the Superior court of Johnston county, and duly approved, and n final dividend of fifty per cent or dered paid by the receiver. The Farmers Bank and” Trust company was appointed permanent receiver of the defunct bank on April 2, 1925 by Judge N. A. Sin clair, in chambers in the city of Sanford. The defunct banking in stitution was in what appeared to be a hopelessly insolvent condi tion when taken over by this lo cal institution, but the Farmers Bank and Trust company has, with diligent effort and painstaking care, with the exercise of sagacity and seasoned judgment, handled the fragment of assets left on hand in such a manner that the depositors and creditors will re ceive fifty cents on the dollar. This is a record perhaps unsurpassed in ' The receiver has paid in actual dividends to creditors of the de funct bank over thirty-one thous and dollars in the fact of an actual cash shortage of over twenty-five thousand dollars. Creditors will soon receive final dividend checks of another five per cent dividend which will make the total dividends paid six in number and fifty pei cent in amount on the claims filec and proved regular. The actual total receipts of th< defunct bank were $40,512.24 anc 'the actual disbursements weri $35,806.75, which includes the fiv< dividends paid and the payment o: priority claims filed with receivei and allowed and ordered paid b? the^court, together with the ma jority of costs of liquidation of sai< defunct bank, leaving* a balance 01 hand of $4,705.49 with which t< pay the final dividend of five pe cent. The Farmers Bank and Trus company liquidated this defunc 1 bank in two years and eigh ■ months from its appointment a ’ permanent receiver which estab : lishes another record in bankinj » circles in North Carolina. This re 5 ceiver bank is Johnston county’ ♦ youngest banking institution but i ■ has had a splendid growth, and it ■' officers are counted among th f best* business men of the countj • i The I officers are as follows: R. C ♦ Gilljjtt, president; W. T. Hollanc i vice-president; W. J. Huntley, vice * prepdent; F. C. Sweeney, cashier ■ J. E. Peterson, assistant cashier John A. NaiTon, attorney. The d rectors are R. C. Gillett, D. \\ Peterson, W. T. Holland, W. > 0 Holt, Geo. T. Scott, J. E. Wboc } all, Jas. D. Parker, W. H. Flower; Dr. J. H. Fitzgerald, C. L. Sander U .V W .T UtmlUv Report Of County Road Operations Work of the Five Districts Given In Detail; 12 Bridges Repaired and Built -4 J. B. Lodor, county road engi neer, made the following report of road operations in Johnston coun ty for the month of November tc the County Highway Commission at its meeting held here last week: District No. 1. W. N. Holt, Commissioner. Clayed and graveled, 9640 yards; culvert boxes - placed, 60 feet; bridges repaired, 2; roads rebuilt 26 miles; roads dragged, 997 miles; machine ditched, 198 miles; shoul 1 ders pulled, 106 miles; fill in place, 60 yards. District No. 2. L. Gilbert, Commissioner. Bridges repaired, 2; roads re built, 10 miles; roads built, 1C miles; roads dragged, 206 mile.?.; hand ditched, 150 yards; machine ditched, 28 miles; clearing right of way, 16 miles; fill in place, 95 yards. District No. 3. Swade Barbour, Commissioner. Clayed and graveled, 4200 yards; roads built, 5 miles; roads rebuilt, 3 miles; machine ditched, 75 miles; roads dragged, 720 miles, shoul ders pulled, 75 miles; clearing right of way, 8 miles. District No. 4. C. P. Harper, Commissioner. Clayed and graveled, 1100 yards; culverts placed, 140 feet; bridges repaired, 4; roads rebuilt, 2 miles; roads dragged, 1207 miles; ma chine ditched, 21 miles; shoulders pulled, 68 miles; fill in place, 75 yards. District No. 5. Dr. J. C. Grady, Commissioner. •Clayed and graveled, 3412 yards; culverts placed, 140 feet; bridges repaired, 3; roads rebuilt, 4 Va miles; roads built, 3 miles; roads dragged, 757 miles; machine ditch ed, 46 miles- clearing grass, S Construction Done By Convicts. Camp No. 3 located in Meadow township, working an average o1 12 prisoners, hand ditched 1261 yards, cleared and grubbed 7 Vi miles of right of way, put in 3( feet of culvert and placed 198' cubic yards of fill. Camp No. 2, located in Pleasan 1 Grove township working an aver 1 age of 12 prisoners, cleared ant grubbed 3 miles of right of way • placed 550 cubic yards of fill ant • built 2 miles of road. - Camp No. 4 located in O’Neal • township working an average o • 12 prisoners, cleared and grubbei > 4% miles of right of way, dug 62 • yards hand ditch, put in 250 fee ? culvert, clayed and graveled 34 t yards, built 4*4 miles of road an > maintained 10 miles of road. *, The bridge force working coun • ty-wide, repaired and built 1 • bridges. , i -♦.. To Preach At Little Creek. • Elder Holloway, of Durham, wi • preach at Little Creek Primitiv Baptist church Saturday and Sur day, December 17 and 18. Elde Holloway is a very able ministei " All Baptists and friends are re ’ spectively invited to come out an hear him. Kenly Suday School Class Elect Officers Ladies of M. E. Church Raise $385 During Year; Mrs. L. C. Wilkinson Succeeds Mrs. J. W. Hollowell as President -• * KENLY, Dec. 13.—At the De cember meeting of the Annie Ben son Wesley Sunday school class of the Methodist church which was held at the home of Mrs. C. S. Pul ley, the officers for 1928 were elected. There was a. record at tendance for the occasion and much interest was manifested because this claS's plays no mean part in financial contributions to Sunday 'school causes and to the church building fund. ' — i _, . conducted by Mrs. J. W. Darden. Following: these the class went into a business session and elected the . following officers to direct the class in 1928: president, Mrs. L. C. Wilkinson; vice-president, Mrs. C. S. Pulley; secretary, Mrs. F. A. White; treasure?, Mrs. J. W. Hoi low'ell. Mrs. R. T. Fulghum, who has served so faithfully and efficiently as teacher during the past two years, was re-elected to this position, with Mrs. H. J. Sim mons as her assistant. Mrs. J. W. Hollowell, the retir ing president, is to be congratu lated upon the record the class has made during the year under her direction, $385.00 having been raised. Practically all of this has been applied to the church debt. The new president, Mrs. L. C. Wilkinson, has frequently demon strated her ability to do things successfully and under her leader .ship and with the continued co-op eration of the class members a banner year is in sight. After the business session was dispensed with a social hour was enjoyed during which the hostess served a most delicious menu of chicken salad with all the acce.s ories and peaches with whipped ream and cake. WILSON OVERWHELMED BY LOCAL BASKETEERS ; Smithfield high copped the sec ond game on the local schedule here Wednesday night from the Wilson high five by a 33-14 score. . The game was marked by its roughness which resulted in num erous fouls. Wilson took an early lead but the locals soon tied the count and the two teams staged a battle for the remainder cf the half. True to its style of play last season the Purple and Gold quint staged a second half rally which carried them to an over whelming victory. Ed Parrish and Uzzle featured Smithfield’s play, W’hile Futrell starred for Wilson. MORAL: DRIVE A HORSE If one will travel under the in fluence of liquor, by all means use a horse and buggy. In the first place, there are not so many killings and maimings. In the sec ond place, it is cheaper. The Meck lenburg recorder fined a man driv ing an automobile while drunk $50 fine and costs and revoked his li cense for six months (how can that be enforced?), whereas the drunken man driving a horse was fined $10 with no penalty again3t further driving. Moral: It is cheaper and less langerous for drunken drivers to tick to old Dobbin.—News and Observer. 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